The Toll pathway underlies host sexual dimorphism in resistance to both Gram-negative and Gram-posit...
The Toll pathway underlies host sexual dimorphism in resistance to both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria in mated Drosophila
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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Host sexual dimorphism is being increasingly recognized to generate strong differences in the outcome of infectious disease, but the mechanisms underlying immunological differences between males and females remain poorly characterized. Here, we used Drosophila melanogaster to assess and dissect sexual dimorphism in the innate response to systemic b...
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The Toll pathway underlies host sexual dimorphism in resistance to both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria in mated Drosophila
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1741-7007
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1741-7007
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10.1186/s12915-017-0466-3